ALL meanings of whittled
whit·tle
W w - verb with object whittled to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife. 1
- verb with object whittled to form by whittling: to whittle a figure. 1
- verb with object whittled to cut off (a bit). 1
- verb with object whittled to reduce the amount of, as if by whittling; pare down; take away by degrees (usually followed by down, away, etc.): to whittle down the company's overhead; to whittle away one's inheritance. 1
- verb without object whittled to whittle wood or the like with a knife, as in shaping something or as a mere aimless diversion: to spend an afternoon whittling. 1
- verb without object whittled to tire oneself or another by worrying or fussing. 1
- noun whittled British Dialect. a knife, especially a large one, as a carving knife or a butcher knife. 1
- noun whittled Simple past tense and past participle of whittle. 1